Press Releases

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that Wendell Callahan, age 35, has waived his preliminary hearing scheduled for tomorrow morning, January 26, 2016 at 9:30 am in connection to the murders of his ex-girlfriend, Erveena Hammonds, age 32, and her two daughters Anaesia Gree...

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a RICO indictment against Dale Eugene Foughty, age 37, and John Richard Sampson II, age 33, for counts including Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, Breaking and Entering, Receiving...

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Johnny Lee Schumacher AKA Johnny Lee Schumaker, age 30, for two counts Improperly Handling Firearms In A Motor Vehicle (F-4), eight counts Having Weapons While Under ...

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Tracy A. Glover, age 44, pleaded guilty today to two counts of Rape (F-1), where all parties are recommending she be sent to prison. Glover has agreed to testify truthfully at the trial involving her boyfriend and co-defe...

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien has announced local home repairman Adolfo Castaneda, age 40, was sentenced today by Judge William Woods to 5 years and 3 months and ordered to pay restitution of nearly $50,000.00 for charges filed in August, 2015. Casteneda was charged with taking mon...

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Robin Wallace Toms, age 30, for one count of Aggravated Arson (F-1), one count of Arson (F-4), one count of Vandalism (F-3), and one count of Breaking and Entering (F...

INDICTMENT FILED ON JUVENILE JORDYN D. WADE FOR JUNE 2015 QUADRUPLE MURDERS AND FIFTH ATTEMPTED MURDER December 22, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announces that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a twenty-nine c...

FIFTH JOHN DOE RAPE CASE INDICTED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY December 21, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted the fifth John Doe rape case in Franklin County stemming from an offense that took p...

Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced today that Melissa Ann Robins, age 34, has pled guilty to three counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and four counts of Vehicular Assault, in connection with the September 7th, 2013 late night crash which resulted in the deaths of three ind...

(DELAWARE, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien, and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced today that the owners of several Central Ohio massage parlors have been sentenced to prison following their convictions on mul...